2020Journalism

  Two cruise ships dock at Doha port, welcome FIFA World Cup fans on board ·           MSC World Europa cruise ship naming held in Qatar ·           Ready to host World Cup fans, second ship of the MSC group MSC Poesia arrives, third one MSC Opera likely to check into Doha in the coming days ·           Floating hotels are one of several facilities provided by the State of Qatar for fans of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, offering multiple booking and accommodation options throughout the tournament, including apartments, villas, fan villages and usual hotels. ·           A stunning live entertainment performances and a spectacular fireworks display against the stunning Doha skyline marked cruise ship MSC World Europa naming ceremony at the revamped Doha Port on Sunday ·       ...

  Argentinian cycling trio return home triumphant, set to plant 10,500 trees in Cordoba By Armstrong vaz Doha, Qatar: On Sunday at the Lusail Stadium an author, teacher and content producer from Argentina had the joy of their life’s. One of the three goals of their 10,500 kilometers cycling mission from South Africa to Qatar was achieved with La Albiceleste winning the FIFA World Cup final defeating France 4-2 on penalties. For Lucas Ledezma, Leandro Blanco Pighi, and Silvio Gatti, two goals remain to be fulfilled which the Argentinian trio had set out on the cycling journey of a lifetime from Cape Town to Doha in May this year to attend the football showpiece event, the first one to be held in the Middle East and the Arab World. With Lionel Messi and Scaloneta holding aloft the glittering trophy, one goal became a reality in Qatar with Argentina winning the prize football trophy for the third time. “WORLD CHAMPIONS Thank you for joining us in this dream. 10,000 km, 13 countries, 6...

  The biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in history will include more teams and more matches than ever before. For the first time, 20 nations will take to the stage and battle for world glory in the United States and West Indies across 55 matches and four weeks of thrilling action. You may be familiar with the teams but here is a refresher on how they got here. The hosts West Indies  and  USA  earned automatic entry as the host nations, with the latter set to play in the tournament for the first time. Two-time winners West Indies will host the competition for the second time after staging the 2010 showpiece which saw England beat Australia in the final. Just as in 2010, the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, will host this year’s final. Top eight from 2022 The top eight teams from the last ICC Men’s T20 World Cup all ensured automatic qualification to the tournament’s ninth edition. In Australia,  England  recorded their second triumph as Ben Stokes stee...

  Goans fans experience Arabic culture during World Cup World Cup fans immerse in Qatari dress with Thobe, Ghutra, and Igal BY ARMSTRONG VAZ Doha, Qatar:  Vasco-based Vishal Agapurkar always wanted to slip into the traditional Arabic dress as and when the opportunity came his way. After waiting for a few years, the World Cup in Qatar presented him with the perfect platform to try out a few things from cuisine to the local dresses. Taking the adage, a step further, Vishal and his friends all Portugal supporters bought a Ghutra and Igal at Souq Waqif with traditional colours of green and red, a popular traditional market and after some expert help from the shop assistants managed to wear the Ghutra and Igal, the headgear which along with Thobe, the long full garment is one of the traditional dress of men in the Arabic world especially in the Middle East countries. The Ghutra worn on the head is tied around the head, the cap is known as the Kahfiyah, and the Ighal is dr...

  Nasser and Dabrowski confirm car and motorcycle wins at the Qatar International Baja Kuwait’s Meshari Al-Thefiri and Frenchman Jeremie Warnia win T3 and T4 sections     LUSAIL (Qatar): Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel clinched victory in the car category in their Toyota GR DKR Hilux, while Polish KTM rider Konrad Dabrowski stayed clear of late trouble to defend his motorcycle title at the end of a punishing Qatar International Baja on Saturday. Al-Attiyah controlled proceedings through the demanding last stage to take the day’s win by 10min 18sec from Chinese rival Guoyu Zhang and that was sufficient for the Qatari to finish 16min 21.6sec ahead of Overdrive Racing team-mates, Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov, in their Toyota Hilux. Zhang and his Spanish co-driver Oriol Mena rounded off the podium places in their Baic ORC BJ40, Al-Attiyah said: “It was a good Baja. The first day I had a small margin and the second day I pushed a ...

  Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah fights back to lead the Qatar International Baja   ·        Young Pole Konrad Dabrowski increased his motorcycle lead with canny ride ·        Qatar’s Nasser Al-Kuwari and Brazil’s Cristiano De Sousa top T3 and T4 standings     LUSAIL (Qatar): Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel lost the lead to Polish rivals Krzysztof Holowczyc and Lukasz Kurzeja on the longer first stage of the Qatar International Baja on Friday morning and then battled back to set the fastest time on the next one to lead by 2min 33.8sec at the end of the day. Ar the wheel of their borrowed Toyota Hilux, the defending champions now head into the final day with a slim cushion over their team-mates, Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov, who hold second place in their Overdrive Racing Toyota Hilux, despite two flat tyres. Al-Attiyah said: “The first stage was not easy because th...